UNIT1
SPORTS BUSINESS体育产业1
Section AText: BEIJING OLYMPICS: THE £1BN-PLUS
MARKETING BONANZA1
Section BTest4
Section CKey to Test8
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Chinas Best
Prospects10
UNIT2
TOURISM旅游业13
Section AText: TOURIST DROUGHT HITS PARIS13
Section BTest16
Section CKey to Test19
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Disaster Threatens
the Future of Disneyland22
UNIT3
FINANCE财政金融25
Section AText: FED SAYS ITS NOWHERE NEAR
RAISING RATES25
Section BTest28
Section CKey to Test32
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Learn More About
the Fed,Alan Greenspan and Interest Rate34
UNIT4
MERGER公司并购37
Section AText: MEGAMERGER MADNESS37
Section BTest40
Section CKey to Test43
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Merger Waves45
〖〗新经济英语〖〗NEW ECONOMY ENGLISHCONTENTS〖〗UNIT5
TECHNOLOGY科技产业49
Section AText: ONLINE ON-BOARD49
Section BTest52
Section CKey to Test55
Section DReading Materials for Reference: WinTel Duopoly Could
Be Headed for a Divorce57
UNIT6
ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY环境与经济59
Section AText: MILESTONE TOWARD HYDROGEN
ECONOMY59
Section BTest62
Section CKey to Test65
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Wind Farm Plan
Stirs up Controversy68
UNIT7
EBUSINESS电子商务71
Section AText: INTERNET RETAIL SALES ON THE RISE71
Section BTest74
Section CKey to Test77
Section DReading Materials for Reference: New Trend in Retail
Sales79
UNIT8
MEDIA INDUSTRY传媒产业81
Section AText: NEWSPAPERS BID FOR WEB AD DOLLARS81
Section BTest84
Section CKey to Test88
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Bloomberg, Reuters
Face Competition in Data Delivery90
UNIT9
POLITICS AND ECONOMY政治与经济95
Section AText:OIL PRICES FIRM AS TRADERS NO LONGER
FRET ABOUT IRAQ95
Section BTest98
Section CKey to Test101
Section DReading Materials for Reference:Short Iraq War Would
Cost World $1 Trillion104
UNIT10
TELECOM INDUSTRY电信业107
Section AText: WIFI MEANS BUSINESS107
Section BTest111
Section CKey to Test114
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Telecommunication
Technologies Are Changing How Business Is Done116
UNIT11
JOB MARKET就业市场119
Section AText: JOB FAIR119
Section BTest122
Section CKey to Test126
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Job Creation: Why
Some Countries Do Better?128
UNIT12
GLOBALIZATION经济全球化131
Section AText: GLOBALIZATIONS LESSONS131
Section BTest134
Section CKey to Test137
Section DReading Materials for Reference: Does Globalization
Lower Wages and Export Jobs?140
Appendix ⅠVocabulary词汇表142
Appendix ⅡChinese Version of the Texts and Spot Dictations
课文与听写材料参考译文151
Appendix ⅢTape Scripts of Summary Writing
概要写作练习听力材料原文170
Appendix ⅣGlossary常用经济术语177PLAYLISTSUNIT1
SPORTS BUSINESS体育产业1
Ⅰ. Spot dictation4
1. Oil prices rises after attacks in Iraq
2. Vivendi wants to sell off entertainment assets
3. Bundesbank criticizes governments economic policy
Ⅱ. Summary writing: ADIDAS5
UNIT2
TOURISM旅游业13
Ⅰ. Spot dictation16
1. Bank of England cuts interest rates
2. Renaults sales fell
3. British Yell Group enjoys market debut
Ⅱ. Summary writing: TOURISM17
UNIT3
FINANCE 财政金融25
Ⅰ. Spot dictation28
1. U.S. economic prospects improves
2. Lufthansa denies takeover report
3. ABB to sell building systems operations
Ⅱ. Summary writing: BOE CUTS RATES, ECB HOLDS
STEADY29UNIT4
MERGER公司并购37
Ⅰ. Spot dictation40
1. French announces budget
2. William Morrison to takeover Safeway
3. Alstom to sell power unit to Areva
Ⅱ. Summary writing: KLMAIR FRANCE MERGER41
〖〗新经济英语〖〗NEW ECONOMY ENGLISHPLAYLISTS〖〗UNIT5
TECHNOLOGY科技产业49
Ⅰ. Spot dictation52
1. CDC says flu vaccine available in October
2. Citigroup announces program of mortgages
3. Hurricane Isabel slams retailers
Ⅱ. Summary writing: AMD UNVEILS NEW CHIP52
UNIT6
ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY环境与经济59
Ⅰ. Spot dictation62
1. German economy indicator rises for the seventh month
in a row
2. Britains inflation rate falls
3. EU gives wary reception to Italian plan
Ⅱ. Summary writing: WIND POWER63
UNIT7
EBUSINESS电子商务71
Ⅰ. Spot dictation74
1. BA talks with trade unions break down
2. Roche reports a fall in profits
3. Oil prices are recovering
Ⅱ. Summary writing: SHOPPING. COM MAKES DEBUT
ON WEB75
UNIT8
MEDIA INDUSTRY传媒产业81
Ⅰ. Spot dictation84
1. Euro rises against dollar
2. BP reports strong secondquarter result
3. Gucci reports 97 per cent fall in profits
Ⅱ. Summary writing: VIVENDI85
UNIT9
POLITICS AND ECONOMY政治与经济95
Ⅰ. Spot dictation98
1. Vivendi rejects $11.5 billion dollar bid from MGM
2. U.S. Treasury Secretary says U.S. backs strong dollar
3. ECB further interest rate cuts unlikely
Ⅱ. Summary writing: SAO TOME99
UNIT10
TELECOM INDUSTRY电信业107
Ⅰ. Spot dictation111
1. Ericsson reports eleventh quarterly loss in a row
2. Alstom posts drop in firstquarter sales
3. NYSE names new leader
Ⅱ. Summary writing: VODAFONE112
UNIT11
JOB MARKET就业市场119
Ⅰ. Spot dictation122
1. BOE raises interest rates by a quarter per cent
2. ECB keeps interest rates steady
3. German unemployment falls
Ⅱ. Summary writing: JOB MARKET124
UNIT12
GLOBALIZATION经济全球化131
Ⅰ. Spot dictation134
1. EU to launch sanctions against U.S.
2. BNP Paribas posts 69 per cent rise in third quarter profits
3. Euro zones services sector surge to three year high
Ⅱ. Summary writing: G7 MEETING 135